Should Sale of All Canned or Bottled Beer by Retail Stores of Utah be Transferred to State of Utah-owned State Liquor Stores?

 My Brainstorming Letter today to State Government of Utah Officials:

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From: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>

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Sent: Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 9:36 PM

Subject: Sell all canned bevs with alcohol in UT StateLiquorStore?

https://www.foodandwine.com/can-minors-drink-nonalcoholic-beer-7566560#:~:text=So%20long%20as%20NA%20beer,21%20%E2%80%94%20federally%2C%20at%20least.

April 11, 2024

Dear Utah Department of Child Protective Services state agency Officials, Utah State Board of Education Substance Use Prevention Officials, University of Utah Health Medical Services Provider Adult  Alcohol- Addiction Treatment Specialists, Utah Adult Protective Services state agency Officials, Utah Consumer Protection Division state agency officials,  and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes,

The wide variety of new  "non-alcoholic"  and "low in alcohol content" beverages (see online link above) apparently being marketed in retail stores in Utah these days are causing  lots of anxiety and  confusion for children and other minors under age 21, Mormons and other non-drinking religious groups,  pregnant women, and current or former or  recovering alcoholics here in the Beehive State, respectively.

At present, Utah State Law specifically permits supermarkets and convenience stores in our state to sell bottled or canned  beer that is  5 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) or less.

I am writing to each of you Very Honorable Government Officials today to ask whether any of you believe it would be much simpler and safer for the above-cited Utahns if any and all supermarkets and convenience stores here in Utah were legally prohibited by the Utah Legislature from selling inside their store ANY canned beverage or ANY bottled beverage---regardless of whether the canned or bottled beverage is labeled as a "seltzer"----that contains any quantity of alcohol.

Under this proposed revision of state law, the only retail or wholesale stores in Utah  that could sell bottled or canned beverages containing any quantity of alcohol would be the  State of  Utah-owned State Liquor stores.

I would also like to raise the question of whether the current sale of "non-alcoholic beer" inside retail or wholesale stores in Utah could possibly increase the risk of minors and adult recovering alcoholics in our state  developing an intense curiosity to try drinking or a  craving for, respectively ---- or an incipient or relapse  psychological addiction to  ----  "real beer" that contains actual alcohol.

I hope this brainstorming letter is helpful to each of you State Government of Utah officials.

I would welcome a reply letter from any of you on any aspect of this letter.

Sincerely and Best Wishes,

John Kevin McMillan, a single adult white male permanent resident of Utah with strong Mormon heritage through my "Pugh" and "McMillan" clan ancestors in this state.

I am the  founder and only member of the politely non-Christian and alcohol-free, tobacco-free, nonvaping, tattoo-less,  "Progressive Prohibitionist Religion", a non-proseltyzing, implicitly deistic, public policy-minded, crime-prevention-focused,  disease-prevention-minded,  and good citizenship skills-focused new religion that does not agree to having a second member.

My fully locked solo-occupancy rental studio apartment unit current  home address: 535 South 200 East, Apt. 912, Ninth Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.

My cell phone: (512) 993-7305.